Judy's Letters & Ed's Confession - Quotations
English Lit: Edexcel IGCSE The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, topic 5.1.7
Christopher Mother's Letters
Key quotations from Part One:
Reaction to letters
- Reads "Forty-three" letters.
- “Lies down on the floor”.
- “Curls himself up into a ball”.
- Building of his train set “becomes frantic”
Judy's explanations
- “Not a very good mother”.
- “She couldn’t take it anymore”.
- “Felt really lonely”.
Christopher's response to lies
- Hits his hands, feet and head against the floor until he is “exhausted” and unable to “move or respond” when Ed arrives back.
Reaction to Ed's confession
- Christopher “ignores” Ed’s attempt to touch fingers.
Test yourself on Judy's Letters & Ed's Confession - Quotations
What do the stage directions say about Christopher's building as he processes the contents of the letters?
What do Judy say about herself in her letters?
What does Judy say of herself in her letters?
How is Christopher described after his violent reaction to realising Ed has lied?